Conceal to carry - if so what? Or what do you own?

[JHarris1385]

I am pleased with the responses. That is my logic in the 9mm vs. .380. I assume I am not the only one that has heard something negative with my choice of .380 over 9mm. All it is is a shorter bullet and all I say is James Bond carries a PPK.

Now I wish .380 ammo was cheaper. Why is it higher and harder to find?

[BigSwede]

.380 manufacturing is starting to catch up with demand. It still costs more than 9mm, but prices are coming down. With all the .380s being sold these days they will definitely be increasing production.

As far as concealability, I wonder if you guys have ever handled a Kahr PM9 or Keltec PF9? I have a PM9, and it is hard to imagine needing anything much smaller than that.

Regarding overpenetration of 9mm, are you guys using ball ammo? I don't think a hollow point would go through a body, unless clothing clogged the hollow point so it didn't expand properly.

[fotomaker]

I am pleased with the responses. That is my logic in the 9mm vs. .380. I assume I am not the only one that has heard something negative with my choice of .380 over 9mm. All it is is a shorter bullet and all I say is James Bond carries a PPK.

Now I wish .380 ammo was cheaper. Why is it higher and harder to find?

James Bond is a fictional character and not a ballistics expert.
And, by the way, Bond originally carried a .32, not a .380.

Today he carries a P99, which is available in 9mm and .40 cal.

.45 and .40 are hands down the best ACP defense cartridges.

If I were carrying and expected I might need to use it, I'd carry a .40.
If I were carrying, "just in case", I'd carry a .380 PPK/s with something like Black Talons.

[BigSwede]

Bond originally carried a .32, not a .380.

That's what I thought, too.

[tom4bren]

Y'all are just a little scary sometimes.